Even though at least one fan in the Hong Kong crowd was spotted wearing a shirt of arch-rivals Manchester United, the majority of the crowd had come to see Liverpool.

They were rewarded with a performance as bright as the ‘bold citrus’ third kit the club had launched in the rooftop Ozone Bar of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Monday.

Klopp gave significant minutes to established stars such as Philippe Coutinho, Roberto Firmino and summer signing Mohamed Salah and emerging talents including Ben Woodward, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ryan Kent as the team continued their unbeaten pre-season.